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I need help someone broke into my account

So I woke up this morn to sign into my account and I could not log in.

I changed all of my passwords for everything I could think of-- but the weird part is that the person also edited my blog leaving a message on it for me to contact them at my old email address promising to return all password information, you can read the message at : http://grimwomyn.blogspot.com

According to a visitor tracker on my website the blog was edited off a server in Egypt at 7pm EST last night.

What do I do now? I know that this isn't the best place to post this-- but I am hoping that someone can point me in the right direction to solve this---

I have contacted both gmail and hotmail. And I am waiting for their answers...

An Apple will in no way, form, or fashion protect you from phishing or reduce the likelihood of it happening. Don't let a Mac give you a false sense of security. Even running Linux, you still have to be aware of possible security risks.

also I know far too many people the use the same password for everything.

With todays password recovery, having the same password for everything matters very little. I say this because "most" users who register for things such as online banking, myspace, or in this situation a blog all use the same email to register each one. Anyone who knows how to change a light bulb can figure out that instead of trying to crack into each one it would be easier and more efficient to just get the email, then request forgotten passwords on all the sites, sit back and wait...

My advice and assumption are the same as everyone here, contact everyone you do business with online, forget your current email address, and change all your passwords/security questions. Those phishers can be tricky, it is a quick and efficient way of getting passwords...

as for your question about email, all pretty much the same... unless you pay for it, then research. (most storage available, tech support, etc..)